So what can I tell you about the upcoming animated series Star Wars Rebels? A heck of a lot more then I can tell you about Star Wars – Episode VII! While Disney has been very tight lipped about much of anything regarding their first installment of the new Star Wars trilogy, they certainly haven’t been shy about releasing info on Rebels! There have been several press releases, a set of six very cool Imperial propaganda posters sent out to the press, and a slew of videos have hit the internet featuring cast, crew, and introducing the six main characters.
As I had mentioned in my review of the Clone Wars animated series, Dave Filoni jumped right from working on the Clone Wars and into the Rebels. That fact alone tells me that this series is going to be a lot of fun. Joining Dave is Executive Producer Simon Kinberg. Kinberg is responsible for producing action films like Mr. and Mrs. Smith, X-Men: First Class, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past. Simon is also working on one of the yet to be announced Star Wars standalone films. Finally, Greg Weisman will also be an Executive Producer on the series. If you’re a fan of the Disney animated series Gargoyles, you know his name and his work speaks for itself. I am certainly a fan of this guys work and was ecstatic when I heard that he was involved with this new series! Also on hand is Pablo Hidalgo with the Lucasfilm Story Group, one of the guys tasked with deciding what is and isn’t canon within the Star Wars universe, so he should help keep things on track story wise.